On Jun 19, 2:37 pm, Cameron Kaiser <[email protected]> wrote: > > Soooo, looks like I'm probably at a point where I don't have a choice > > about replacing that hard drive(s) if I want to continue to use this > > machine, but how do I get the optical drive open so that I can insert > > an OS install disk? > > Holding down the mouse button when you start up doesn't work?
You know, I always thought that only worked if there was a disk already in the drive. But I went home and tried it yesterday on the machine with an empty drive, and it worked. Thanks. However, after I inserted my 10.4.? disk, the machine continued to behave the same. I think I'm going to need to open it up and pull the other two IDE cables and see if that gets me past the gray screen. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
